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Blog #1 2020: In which I pave the 2020 road with a few good intentions.
Well it’s 2020 and I can’t believe most of January is gone already. Could everyone just slow down a bit till I catch my breath! I did a quick check and saw that in 2019 I only managed 7 blogs … Continue reading
blog 119: In which I somehow find myself walking the Corridors of Power.
My YA novel The Things That Will Not Stand had its genesis in two thoughts that came to me one day when I was taking one of my regular walks around the neighbourhood. One was a memory from my Uni … Continue reading
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Tagged Annabel Crabb, Canberra, Coen Brothers, Don't Call Me Ishmael, International Youth Library, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Jeff Bridges, Omnibus Books, Parliament House Canberra, Scholastic Australia, Schonell Theatre, Scott Morrison, The Big Lebowski, The Things That Will Not Stand, University of Queensland, White Ravens Catalogue, Young Adult
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blog 118: In which I don’t really blog at all.
In August I spent a very enjoyable week in and around Adelaide talking at schools and libraries. Here’s an in interview I did with the amazing Jasmin at Campbelltown Public Library. Hopefully it’s all worth listening to but my very … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbelltown Public Library, Interview, Reading, Writing tips
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blog 117: In which the end of June stares me in the face – and I blink!
The end of June is rapidly approaching and by now I had planned that I would have completed the first draft of the 50-60,000 word YA novel that was the basis of my Queensland Writers Fellowship application. Well, as it … Continue reading
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Tagged Avid Reader, Bookclub, Hook into Books, Josie Montano, KOALA Awards, KROC awards, May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust, Megan Daley, Pamela Rushby, Raising Readers, Riverbend Books, Rodney Loses It!, Shivaun Plozza, The Things That Will Not Stand, Trish Buckley, Where The Wild Things Are Bookshop, YABBA Awards
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